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Petrone Votes a Raise for Himself & Cuts White Collar Union Pay

December 10, 2012 1:02 pm 2 Comments

Huntington’s white-collar workers union have agreed to a concession package that includes a two year pay freeze, a lag payroll for 2013 and a 10% health insurance contribution in the same budget year that Supervisor Petrone voted himself a $4360.00 pay increase.

Opera on Screen At Huntington’s Cinema Arts Centre

December 10, 2012 10:47 am Comments Off

Opera on Screen at Huntington’s Cinema Arts Centre
Tuesday, December 18 at 7 pm & Thursday, December 27 at 12 noon
La Traviata
A fascinating production of Giuseppe Verdi’s thrilling adaptation of the Dumas novel La Dame Aux Camellias, a tale of a beautiful courtesan torn between love and honor. In the lead roles, Austria’s opera talent Kristiane […]

Huntington Landmark Gone Despite Residents Efforts To Save It

December 9, 2012 10:56 am 1 Comment

Despite the efforts from many Huntington residents an Historic building has been demolished. In it’s place a TD Bank will be built.
In 2011, a petition containing approximately 1000 signatures from people who hoped to preserve the building was submitted to the town board. The purpose was to request a public hearing to approve an historic designation which would save […]

Go To Yogurt Crazy This Weekend & Help A Young Boy With Cancer

December 8, 2012 9:56 am Comments Off

Last night, December 7, The Washington Primary School community in the Huntington School District, in cooperation with the Huntington High School student government, hosted Zumba for a Cause in the Jack Abrams School gym from 7-9 p.m.
The event was a benefit for a Washington fourth grader who is undergoing treatment for brain cancer. The event […]

The Heckscher Museum of Art Upcoming Programs and Exhibitions

December 8, 2012 2:59 am Comments Off

The Museum Permanent Collection contains more than 2,200 works from the early 16th century to present. For information about The Heckscher Museum of Art, visit www.heckscher.org.

Dix Hills Man Arrested For Bank Robbery

December 7, 2012 7:26 am Comments Off

Max Schneider of Dix Hills was arrested for robbing the Bank of America in West Babylon on December 3. Detectives charged 23 year old Schneider, with Robbery 3rd Degree, and two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 7th Degree.
On Monday, December 3 at approximately 1;30, a man now believed to be Schneider entered […]

Holiday Safety Tips From Dix Hills FD

December 6, 2012 9:14 am Comments Off

The winter holidays are a happy time for all of us, but unfortunately it can turn tragic by a house fire. The Commissioners of the Dix Hills Fire District and the officers and members of the Dix Hills Volunteer Fire Department wish our neighbors a safe and happy holiday season and urge everyone to follow […]

18th Annual Peers Memorial Wrestling Tournament at Whitman

December 5, 2012 8:39 am Comments Off

The 18th Annual Peers Wrestling Tournament is ready to get underway this Saturday, December 8, in Whitman’s North Gymnasium. Beginning at 9:00 AM and continuing throughout the day, wrestlers from Commack, Shoreham-Wading River, West Babylon, Sachem North, Port Washington, North Babylon, Centereach, and host Walt Whitman will have the chance to see just where they […]

Vanderbilt Transformed With Holiday Magic

December 5, 2012 7:22 am Comments Off

Interior Designers, Garden Clubs Transform Vanderbilt Mansion with Holiday Magic. Special Twilight Tours of Mansion Planned for December 26-28.

Melville FD Annual Christmas Tree Sale

December 4, 2012 9:53 am Comments Off

The Melville Volunteer Fire Department will hold its annual Christmas Tree sale now until Christmas. In addition to Christmas Trees, there will be decorative wreaths and roping.